Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 1 - Section 1.1 - Sets, Statements, and Reasoning - Exercises - Page 9: 3a

Answer

Christopher Columbus did not cross the Atlantic Ocean.

Work Step by Step

We know this because the question asks us to negate the statement, or say the opposite. Because the statement is "Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic Ocean" we know that the opposite will be that he did not cross the Atlantic Ocean.
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